Darla the Dinosaur! The friendliest dinosaur you will ever meet!

Supplies:

• Bernat blanket or baby blanket yarn in three colors. Or use any color combo!

• Fiber fill or similar filling for stuffing

• Safety eyes 18 mm

• Large sewing needle

• Size H 5.5 mm crochet hook

For this crochet pattern you will need the following stitches:

• mc=magic circle

• sc=single crochet

• 2 sc in one stitch=increase (inc)

• 2 sc together=decrease (dec)

All crocheted in the round and using the invisible decrease (decreasing only using the front loops)

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Pattern for the head:

1. Mc (6 stitches)

2. Inc in each stitch (12)

3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

5. 1 sc in each stitch (24)

6. 1 sc in each stitch (24)

7. 1 sc in each stitch (24)

8. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

9. (2sc , inc) x 6 (24)

10. (2 sc, inc) x 8 (32)

11. (3 sc, inc) x 8 (40)

12. 1 sc in each stitch in each stitch except last two stitches 2 sc (42)

13. 1 sc in each stitch (42)

14. 1 sc in each stitch (42)

15. 1 sc in each stitch (42),

16. (5 sc,dec) x 6 (36)

17. 1 sc in each stitch (36)

18. 1 sc in each stitch (36)

19. 1 sc in each stitch (36), start to stuff head and make sure to stuff “snout” well, insert safety eyes between rounds 10 and 11 with 5-6 stitches between them.

20. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)

21. 1 sc in each stitch (30)

22. (3sc, dec) x 6 (24)

23. (2sc, dec) x 6 (18)

24. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

25. (dec x6), close

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Pattern for the body:

1. Mc (6 stitches)

2. Inc in each stitch (12)

3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

6. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)

7. (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)

8. (13 sc, inc) x 3 (45)

9. (14 sc, inc) x 3 (48)

10. 1 sc in each stitch (48)

11. 1 sc in each stitch (48)

12. 1 sc in each stitch (48)

13. 1 sc in each stitch (48)

14. (14 sc, dec) x 3 (45)

15. (7 sc, dec) x 5 (40)

16. 1 sc in each stitch (40)

17. 1 sc in each stitch (40)

18. (8 sc, dec) x 4 (36)

19. 1 sc in each stitch (36)

20. (10 sc, dec) x 3 (33)

21. 1 sc in each stitch (33)

22. (9 sc, dec) x 3 (30)

23. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

24. 1 sc (24)

25. (2sc, dec) x 6 (18)

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Pattern for the tail:

1. mc (6 stitches)

2. (2sc, inc) x 2 (8)

3. (3sc, inc) x 2 (10)

4. (4sc, inc) x2 (12)

5. (5sc, inc) x 2 (14)

6. (6sc, inc) x 2 (16)

7. (7sc, inc) x 2 (18)

8. (8sc, inc) x 2 (20)

9. (9sc, inc) x 2 (22)

10. (10sc, inc) x 2 (24)

11. (11sc, inc) x 2 (26)

12. (12sc, inc) x 2 (28)

13. 1sc (28)

14. 1sc (28)

Pattern for the scales (make 3 in one color and 3 in another):

1. mc with 6 stitches (6)

2. (2sc, inc) x 2 (8)

3. (3sc, inc) x 2 (10)

4. (4 sc, inc) x 2 (12)

5. (5 sc, inc) x 2 (14)

6. (6 sc, inc) x 2 (16)

Fold scale flat, and crochet sides together

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Pattern for the arms: make 2

1. mc with 6 stitches (6)

2. inc in each stitch (12)

3. (3 sc, inc) x 4 (15)

4. 1 sc in each stitch (15)

5. 1 sc in each stitch (15)

6. (3 sc, dec) x 4 (12), switch colors

7. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

8. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

9. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

10. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

11. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

12. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

13. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

14. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

15. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

16. Crochet sides together

Pattern for the legs: make 2

1. mc with 6 stitches (6)

2. inc in each stitch (12)

3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

4. (2sc, inc) x 6 (24)

5. 1 sc in each (24)

6. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18), switch colors

7. (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)

8. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)

9. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

10. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

11. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

12. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

13. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

14. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

15. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

16. Crochet sides together

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Sewing: I usually sew in this order to make lining up easiest

1. Head to the body

2. Tail to the body

3. Arms

4. Legs

5. Scales

I hope you enjoyed making Darla the dinosaur. Please remember that stuffed toys and toys with safety eyes should not be given to children under three without adult supervision.

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